John Keble's Parishes: A History of Hursley and Otterbourne

A detailed local history traces the landscape, geology, and archaeological finds of two Hampshire parishes, from ancient barrows and Roman-road fragments to medieval landholding. It reconstructs manorial records and parish customs, examines changes through Reformation and Puritan eras, and describes nineteenth-century church building and restorations. The lives and local roles of prominent figures connected to the parishes are sketched alongside accounts of estate developments and social habits. Appendices gather provincial dialect, lists of birds and plants, and natural-history observations from long-standing residents, yielding a close documentary portrait of rural continuity and change.